The Sounds is a Canadian-New Zealand coproduced television mystery drama series that premiered on Acorn TV and CBC Television in 2020. The series stars Matt Whelan and Rachelle Lefevre as Tom and Maggie Cabbott, a Canadian couple who move to the Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere region of New Zealand to escape family drama, only for Tom to go missing. The series was created by New Zealand writer Sarah-Kate Lynch, and directed by Peter Stebbings. It is a coproduction of South Pacific Pictures and Shaftesbury Films.
The series premiered on September 3, 2020 on Acorn TV and Neon, and on October 5, 2020 on CBC Television.
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Cast
Matt Whelan as Tom Cabbott
Rachelle Lefevre as Maggie Cabbott
Matt Nable as Jack McGregor
Emily Piggford as Esther Ishikawa
Peter Elliott as Stuart McGregor
Anna-Maree Thomas as Zoe McGregor
Vanessa Rare as Pania Cottle
Production
The Sounds was filmed in early 2020 on location in the coastal settlements of Huia and Cornwallis in the Waitākere Ranges, Auckland and at Whangaroa Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. It was a co-production of South Pacific Pictures and Shaftesbury Films.